Maidenhead man jailed for benefit fraud

Published 13 Sep 2009 15:00 0 Comments

A MAIDENHEAD man has been sent to jail for benefit fraud amounting to over £30,000.

Abdul Majid Khan, 32, of Ellington Park was given a 15 month custodial sentence at Reading Crown Court last Friday (11/09).

He had pleaded guilty to four counts of dishonestly making a false statement to the Royal Borough and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) at an earlier hearing.

Between 5 July 2004 and 12 March 2007 Mr Khan received housing benefit overpayments of £10,903.81, council tax benefit overpayments of £2,675.91 and £17,980.54 in jobseekers allowance - a total of £31,560.26.

The case arose as a result of anonymous information alleging that Mr Khan was running a business, packing greetings cards, from his home address while claiming housing and council tax benefit and jobseekers allowance. The investigation was carried out jointly with the DWP's fraud investigation services.

All four offences are contrary to Section 111A of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.

Cllr Richard Kellaway, lead member for finance, said: "The Royal Borough takes a firm stand against anyone who intentionally cheats council taxpayers out of their money. Hopefully this conviction will serve as a warning to anyone considering a similar course of action."

The council's confidential and free Beat the Cheat line for reporting suspected benefit fraud incidents is on 0500 353300.

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